Burglary suspect in life-threatening condition after being struck by unmarked SFPD vehicle

Leunides May, 30, of San Francisco, was arrested and booked at San Francisco County Jail in connection with an alleged car burglary on Saturday.

Photo: San Francisco Police Department

A car burglary suspect remained hospitalized in life-threatening condition Monday after an unmarked San Francisco police car that had been called to assist in the burglary hit the suspect and a police officer on foot patrol, officials said.

Plainclothes officers were on foot patrol in the Japantown area when they began following two car break-in suspects around 5:20 p.m. Saturday, police said.

The officers called for backup, and officers in an unmarked police car responded to the area at Geary Boulevard and Webster Street. The vehicle struck one officer and one suspect. Police statement did not elaborate on how the crash happened.

The officer was treated at the hospital for non-life threatening injuries and released by Monday.

Police had not released the identities of the officers involved or the hospitalized suspect on Monday.

The uninjured suspect, Leunides May, 30, of San Francisco, was booked into the San Francisco County jail in connection with the incident. He could face charges of burglary, conspiracy, possession of stolen property, possession of a burglary tool and resisting arrest, police say.

Anna Bauman is a reporter from Kansas City, MO covering breaking news for The San Francisco Chronicle metro desk. She recently graduated from the University of Oklahoma where she studied English and worked at the OU Daily student newspaper.